Talk:Vidalia onion

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Shouldn't this page mention what makes Vidalia onions distinct? -- ches — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.149.58.156 (talk) 23:49, 6 March 2005 (UTC)

Sulfur?
I read somewhere that the thing which makes onions from Vidalia sweeter in flavor is that the soil in this region is unusually low in sulfur. Sulfur is necessary to form the thiol compounds that give ordinary onions (and other alliums) their strong flavor.

Malarkey? Or effective way?

--FOo 05:45, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

... As seen in wikipedias' own link, repasted here for ease and relevance, the lessened sulfur content, and extra moisture add to the effect. BillSF9c ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walla_Walla_Onion

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Sweet onion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Walla Walla Onion) Jump to: navigation, search Sweet onions Sweet onions

Sweet onion is a variety of onion that is not pungent. There are several varieties of sweet onion. Although all onions have sugar, sweet onions have a very low sulfur content as compared to typical onions. Also, the water content is comparatively very high. These differences emphasize the sweetness of the onion. Contents [hide]

* 1 Origins in the Americas o 1.1 Texas o 1.2 Walla Walla * 2 Other American varieties o 2.1 Vidalia Onion o 2.2 Maui Onion o 2.3 Sweetie Sweet Onion * 3 Sources

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Pronunciation
So, my family has been fighting over the pronunciation of "Vidalia".

In one camp, it is pronounced "vih-dah-leeuh" The other camp pronounces it "vih-dale-yuh" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rj.amdphreak (talk • contribs) 00:38, 27 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I've only heard it said once by someone, unprompted it, they said with the form of your second example. Of course, that doesn't mean it is correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.44.100.215 (talk) 00:47, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * And in the song by Andrew Bird mentioned in the article, it's "vye-dale-yuh." But that could be a deliberately weird pronunciation for the sake of the music. --BDD (talk) 20:57, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Vidalia was the name of the Georgia Central Railroad's President's daughter, and it's been said by local historians (numerous times), that the pronunciation is with the first I being a long I, and then next part being pronounced "Dale". So VIE-dale-yah. As for source, I used to live in Vidalia, Georgia. Kabukikitsune (talk) 00:36, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Naming History?

 * The article says quote "The onions are named Vidalia because they were historically grown in the town of Vidalia, Georgia." however that's... well it's incorrect. There's a good bit of story behind it, bordering on a controversy, but the short version is simply that Vidalia isn't the largest producing city of the onions. Nearby Glennville Georgia produces far more than farms around Vidalia does. There's actually been a historical conflict between Glennville, and nearby Vidalia in regards to the onions. Specifically, it's which city should be considered the 'home' of the sweet onion.  There's supporters on both sides, but historically the onion wasn't celebrated by any city prior to 1977, when Glennville held its first 'Onion Festival'.  In any case, I wonder if the above line in the article might need edited stating that they are grown in Vidalia, but that city is not the largest producer of the onions, with other cities such as Glennville producing more onions.  Furthermore, it might warrant noting some of the controversy in regards to the naming, as it's generally felt that Vidalia was picked for more political reasons than based on onion production. Kabukikitsune (talk) 00:50, 18 December 2019 (UTC)